David's contributions to Cory's blog

From Summa Bergania

Link names are the titles of Cory's posts; the most interesting discussions are in bold; subject matter of my replies are in parentheses. *** denotes posts where Cory left an important argument of mine unaddressed - I count these as wins for the reasonableness of my worldview. ### denotes the opposite, which are victories for Cory's worldview.

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2008

2008-09-10 - Obama: The Feminist Choice IV (highlighting other areas of the same article, pointing out Wasilla had exactly 0 rapes when Palin was mayor)
2008-09-09 - GOP Doublespeak on Earmarks Continues; Even AP Can't Keep Straight Face - (reposting info about Bridge to Nowhere as it came up in the comments)
2008-09-08 - Income Inequality Means Republicans Lose Elections - (why universal health care is bad, which is actually off-topic... I accidentally posted it here)
2008-09-03 - GOP Talking Heads on McCain-Palin: "It's Not Gonna Work. It's Over" - (showing that Palin's earmarks went for Cory-friendly projects)
2008-09-03 - McCain Wants Independent: Todd Palin, Not Sarah, Heartbeat from Presidency - (calling out a blatant double-standard)
2008-08-30 - Palin in Bed with TransCanada - (showing that Palin is not business-as-usual when it comes to Big Oil)
2008-08-29 - Palin Comparison: McCain Takes Youth and Inexperience off the Table - (suggesting accomplishments measure experience better than years; abortion can't be considered a right when many women themselves don't think it's a legitimate freedom; showing some recent evidence that has come to light on the bridge to nowhere issue)***
2008-01-23 - Oral Roberts University as a Voting Issue - (Since Cory refuses to give us his political philosophy, I decided to write it out for him; Cory folds like a card table)***
2008-01-20 - Stimulus Package, or Unnecessary Handouts? - ("trickle-up" economics, reiterating the planks of my political philosophy)
2008-01-07 - Heidelbergers Everywhere Fight Plagiarism (the DNA link is highly improbable)
2008-01-02 - Me and My Big Mouth -- A Podcast Experiment (podcasts are cool, how about talking about your worldview?)

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2007

2007-12-15 - Abortion Ban Petition Making Rounds ("we already had this discussion" -- yeah, and what was the result?)
2007-12-04 - Madison: Build Your Own Sidewalk (of sidewalks and healthcare)
2007-10-03 - Zaniya Risk Pool Expansion -- Can Folks Afford It? (challenging Cory on health care issues he keeps ignoring) ***
2007-09-28 - Family Values in Action (Good idea so long as the action isn't legislation) ***
2007-09-28 - Confirmed: Transcanada Ready to Take Land by Force (Exposing Cory's contradictory positions, ) ***
2007-09-27 - Who Needs Retirement? (The social security retirement age was originally the life expectancy age)
2007-09-23 - Corporations Profit on Granny's Bedsores (The new ethics of life expectancy) ***
2007-09-20 - Karl Rove -- Not All Wrong on Health Care (Ditto) ***
2007-09-18 - Zaniya Zinger: Mandating Insurance Purchase Pure Folly (Summarizing some health care evidence) ***
2007-09-12 - Winning the War on Plagiarism? (Inciting a war against hyperbole)
2007-09-04 - Universal Health Care and the Other Golden Rule (Not sure how UHC fits the original golden rule; the nature of sales tax; proposing a voluntary government health plan) ***
2007-08-21 - Colman Speeding Tickets Not Kosher (speculation: it's possible that the Colman officers could have been throwing off the Moody County clerks)
2007-08-19 - More Books Require More Government? (wondering if other services in Madison should be publicly funded)
2007-08-14 - Charity Is Not Enough (coerced charity ceases to be charity; tyranny is always effective) ***
2007-08-12 - Looks Like CMN and DQ Better Do Another Fundraiser... (Cory's right, even though he's being sarcastic; charity via Blizzards is better than charity via taxes)
2007-08-01 - Non-Compete Clauses Violate Free-Market Principles (Non-compete clauses are a valid part of free-market negotiations) ***
2007-07-09 - Death Penalty -- Can't Say God Said So (Facing mortality has its spiritual advantages, too.)
2007-07-07 - As We Prepare to Kill a Man... (Wondering where Cory draws his certainty on the issue of redemption.)
2007-07-03 - There Shall Be No Dancing (Drinking and anti-Puritanism)
2007-06-17 - Zaniya Project: Give 'Em a Call! (private utility better than public utility) ***
2007-06-13 - Lange on Christianity, Capitalism, and South Dakota's Wacky Taxes (Who's more respectable, Diocletian or Voltaire?)
2007-06-09 - Save Money -- Universalize Health Care! (Health care premiums ought to be based on utilization, not income; Universal Reimbursement Schedule a more modest solution; government should respect an individual's right to determine what's best for their health)
2007-06-03 - Comments on the Pifer Opus: What Are We Missing? (the best art is in my living room; sports are weirdly geographic)
2007-05-31 - No Child Left Behind: Don't Renew It -- Undo It! (Is NCLB constitutional?)
2007-05-25 - Note to Wiese: Plagiarism Is Lying, Cheating, and Stealing (plagiarism and pirating are both selfish)
2007-05-11 - Tail Wags Dog (it's tyranny to force someone to buy something he doesn't want; Madison needs an international airport and a Best Buy to get more tech businesses in town)
2007-04-29 – Wherein Everyone Else Comments at Length on Abortion
2007-04-26 – Wherein David and Cory Argue at Length About Abortion ***
2007-04-26 – Updating the 2005 SD Abortion Task Force Study (Cory thinks that breast cancer is the real issue in abortion; what's this? Cory says the moral debate on abortion is welcome?)
2007-04-23 – Real Red-State Health Care (so what SD really needs is to get free oil from Hugo Chavez and repress malpractice suits; if Cuba had worse health care, they would be a democracy by now)
2007-04-16 – Robert on the Tyranny of Unanimity (staying silent can be the most rational decision in a small town)
2007-04-09 – Tonight's MDL: Contrast in Priorities (I like Beth Knuths; it would be easier for Madison residents who want a bigger town to just move to one)
2007-04-07 – Keep It Local -- Outside Consultants Hurt Local Politics (asking for clarification on Lake County issues)
2007-03-30 – Real Boosters -- The Fundraisers of Fairbury (it seems unfair to ever have a majority of citizens force the minority to pay for something they don't want) ***
2007-03-23 – South Dakota! Where the Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Wires... (wondering what "progressive" means)
2007-03-21 – Green Activity Surges in Eastern SD (wondering if the windmill has been patented yet)
2007-02-13 – Call Me Orwellian... Please! (truth is more than labeling oneself "Orwellian"; Cory is like Bill O'Reilly, but I think he is capable of more)
2007-02-13 – HB 1293 Trumps Trigger Law (initiating conversation on abortion with Michael Reese; repeating my responsibility grounds; likening the effect of procreation to the effect of intimacy)
2007-02-05 – Prayer Can't Hurt, But.... (Jesus was a 'voluntary socialist'; why Jesus might have been silent on issues; why I can't take Michael Reese's 'Jesus' seriously; how I accept Jesus, His miracles, and the canonicity of the New Testament)
2007-02-05 – HB1293 -- Preface to The Handmaid's Tale (once again Cory brings up abortion, but refuses to define his moral stance on it)
2007-01-07 – Leslee Unruh -- Blogvergence (trying to find out Cory's actual opinion on the morality of abortion; defending accusations)

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2006

2006-12-01 – Free Speech, Advertising, and Public Decency ("puritanical")
2006-12-31 – Wish List -- Top Ten Stories of 2007 (my own top 10)
2006-12-31 – If You've Got to Subsidize... (Chesterton quote)
2006-11-06 – Vote No on Referred Law 6 -- Our Last Shot (mostly same ideas as the last one)
2006-11-05 – How to Reduce Abortion -- the Dutch Approach (standard abortions are irresponsible; sex ed and outlawing standard abortions is not mutually exclusive; mandatory vasectomies are ok; government already tells women many things they can't do with their body) ***
2006-10-29 – Universal Health Care in 2008! (Think of health care as a utility, not a right... we should have affordable access, but not communism; standard abortions are irresponsible; Roe v Wade was judicial activism, not a plain reading of the 14th Amendment) ***
2006-09-30 – 2006 Voter's Guide Begins! (Government should tax citizens equally, universal health care is a no no, Cory's vote shouldn't boil down to his self-interest)
2006-08-30 – Rounds Chooses Technicalities, Not Life (Pro-life can be pro-capital punishment)
2006-08-17 – SD Schools Throw Money Away on Outside Speakers (Politicians and educators are obsessed with "doing something")
2006-07-29 – Hey, GOP! Want to Retake SD's House Seat? Recruit Herseth! (South Dakota's US House of Reps seat isn't worth paying for)